Body-worn urinal for females

ABSTRACT

A body-worn urinal for females having an open pouch with a cylindrical member lined along its upper circumference with adjustable straps secured to the ends of the pouch and extending to a belt for positioning the pouch snugly against the flesh of the groins. The pouch having a drain pipe connected thereto and extending to a nozzle inserted into a funnel-shaped sheath and flutter valve forming the inlet of a disposable plastic bag. The nozzle is provided with an enlarged shoulder limiting the positioning of the nozzle in the flutter valve and upon wrapping the sheath about the nozzle with an O-ring slipped thereon against the shoulder a leakproof connection is effected. The plastic bag being placed in a pocket positioned on a garment worn by the person whereby a person may utilize the urinal while walking, sitting and standing as well as reclining.

United States Patent David B. Moss 10295 Collins Ave, Bal Harbour, Fla.33154 [21 1 Appl. No. 827,327

[22] Filed May 23,1969

[45] Patented Aug. 24, 1971 [72] Inventor [54] BODY-WORN URINAL FEMALESV 3,405,714 10/1968 Moss 128/295 FOREIGN PATENTS 894,798 2/1899 GreatBritain 128/275 Primary Examiner-Charles F. Rosenbaum Attorney-SalvatoreG. Militana ABSTRACT: A body-wom urinal for females having an open pouchwith a cylindrical member lined along its upper circumference withadjustable straps secured to the ends of the pouch and extending to abelt for positioning the pouch snugly against the flesh of the groins.The pouch having a drain pipe connected thereto and extending to anozzle inserted into a funnel-shaped sheath and flutter valve fonningthe inlet of a disposable plastic bag. The nozzle is provided with anenlarged shoulder limiting the positioning of the nozzle in the fluttervalve and upon wrapping the sheath about the nozzle with an O-ringslipped thereon against the shoulder a leakproof connection is effected.The plastic bag being placed in a pocket positioned on a garment worn bythe person whereby a person may utilize the urinal while walking,sitting and standing as well as reclining.

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BODY-WORN URINAL FOR FEMALES persons afflicted with certain urologicaldiseases and others,

such as bed wetters, etc.

It is a principal object of the present invention to provide a sanitaryurinal that may be worn in relative comfort by females who are incapableof controlling the normal function of their bladder.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a urinal ofthe type stated that includes a urinal pouch with a detachable bag intowhich the urine from the pouch may drain. In the preferred embodiment ofthe present invention, the bag is relatively inexpensive plastic filmthat may be easily detached and disposed of when filled.

The pouch is of rubber or similar resilient material that is so designedthat it may readily be turned inside out for cleansing, scrubbing andotherwise rendering the pouch sanitary.

It is another object of the present invention to provide urinal of thetype stated in which the top of the pouch is contoured to fitcomfortably in the crotch or groin of the wearer in a manner such thatthe genital organ is deeply within the pouch.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a urinal which hasan open pouch lined about its upper circumference with a member ofrelatively large cross section that impresses itself into the soft fleshof the crotch or groin thus forming a stable niche for the urinal pouchalong with suspension straps and belt.

A still further object of the present invention is to provide a urinalthat avoids the use of leg straps and the like, and utilizes a garmentwith a pocket for supporting the urine collecting bag, which garment maybe used while the wearer is standing, walking, sitting as well as whenin a reclining position.

With these and other objects in view, the invention will be bestunderstood from a consideration of the following detailed descriptiontaken in connection with the accompanying drawings forming a part ofthis specification, with "the understanding, however, that the inventionis not confined to any strict conformitywith the showing of the drawingsbut may be changed or modified so long as such changes or modificationsmark no material departure from the salient features of the invention asexpressed in the appended claims.

In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of my body-worn urinal for womenpositioned on a person that is shown in phantom.

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view.

FIG. 3 is a similar view showing the person in a reclining position.

FIG. 4 and 5 are transverse and longitudinal cross-sectional views ofthe pouch.

FIG. 6 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the disposable bag anddischarge tube.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 77 of FIG. 6.

FIG. 8 is a fragmentary front elevational view of the disposable filmbag alone.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a person in phantom with my bodyurinal in place and a garment to retain the disposable bag.

FIG. 10 is a similar view with the person shown in a reclining position.

FIG. 11 is a fragmentary perspective of the garment pocket with thedisposable bag contained therein.

Referring to the drawings wherein like numerals are used to designatesimilar parts throughout the several views, the numeral 10 refers to abody-worn urinal constructed in accordance with my invention andconsisting in general of a pouch P which is placed between the legs andpositioned at the groins, a suspension-type support 5 and a disposablebag B.

The pouch P is .made preferably of molded rubber or resilient moldedplastic consists of a trou ghlike body member 11 having arelativelylarge diameter with ,a resilient cylindrical member 12extending about the top edge of the body member 11, and the member 12havingIaninverted arch shape along the side of the body member 11 toconform with the shape of a person's groins against which the member 12becomes imbedded by reason of its large diameter. The body member P isprovided with a floor 13 at one end of which is a drain opening 14 witha drain line 15 extending therefrom. The drain line 15 terminates in amale fitting l6 threadedly secured to a female fitting 17 that ismounted on the end of a discharge tube 18' that extends to anddischarges urine in the disposable plastic bag B. The disposable plasticbag B consists of two layers. of plastic film heat sealed along theedges, as shown, except at openings. 18 and'19 to form a fluidtightreceptacle. Opening 19 which is utilized as a discharge outlet has adischarge tube 20 heat sealed thereto. The discharge tube 20 is normallyfolded on itself and a plastic clip 21 slipped thereover as shown byFIG. 6 to seal the outlet 19. After the plastic bag B has been filledwith urine and prior to disposing of the bag, the plastic clip 21 isremoved from the outlet tube 20 and the urine is evacuated from the bagB.

The other opening 18 which is the inlet opening of the plastic bag B hasan inlet flutter valve 22 attached thereto by heat sealing and extendinginwardly of the plastic bag B. Also, attached to the inlet opening 18,but extending outwardly of the plastic bag is a funnel-shaped sheath 23,the funnel 23 and flutter valve 22 being integral.

Mounted on the end of the discharge tube 18 is a discharge nozzle 24through which extends a fluid passage way 25 to a tapered outlet tip 26.The discharge nozzle 24 is provided with a peripheral shoulder larger indiameter than the opening 18 so that when the nozzle 24 is inserted inthe inlet sheath 23, the tip 26 extends into the flutter valve 22 onlyapproximately the middle thereof and cannot interfere with the operationof the flutter valve 22 to prevent urine from back flowing from theplastic bag B into the discharge tube 18 The shoulder 27 is made toengage the edge portion of the plastic bag B, then the inlet sheath 23is wrapped around and into contact relation with the tube 18' and anO-ring 28 is rolled into position about the shank end of the nozzle 24.The O-ring 28 bears tightly against the inlet sheath 23 that is gatheredabout the shank of the nozzle 24 and forms a liquidtight connection.Openings 29 are provided in the sealed portion of the plastic bag B.

The pouch P is supported by a front and rear strap 28 and 29 having oneend cemented or otherwise secured to the outer surface of the front andrear ends respectively, of the pouch P, the other ends of the straps 28and 29 form a loop 32 that receives a leg of a conventional S-type clip33. The other leg of the clip 33 is received by a loop 34 of a strap 35which extends over a belt 37 worn about the users waist. The other endof the strap 35 extends through an adjusting buckle 36 positioned on thestrap 35 so that the user may adjust the proper positioning of the pouchP and maintain same at that position at all times.

In the normal use of my body-worn urinal 10 for women when sitting,walking, or standing, the pouch P is placed with the drain 14, 15 in theforward position as shown by FIG. 2, between the thighs in the groinsection with the relatively large member bearing against and imbeddedinto the soft flesh of the groins. With the belt 37 about the userswaist, the loops 32 received the S-type clips 33 and the buckles 36tightened to maintain the pouch P in position against the user's groinsand adjusts the straps S on the belt 37 to maintain the pouch snugagainst the groins. Then the user wears any garment such as a dress,slip, night shirt or apron 40 in which there is a pocket 41 on theinside front surface thereof. On the inside surface of the pocket 41 isa pair of female snap 42 that receives appropriately positioned malesnaps 43 mounted on the inner surfaceof the garment 40. The user of myurinal 10 places the plastic bag B in the pocket 41 of the apron 40. Ifthe user is standing, sitting or walking, the apron 40 will bepositioned in front of the user, with the pocket 41 directly below thepouch P. With the pouch P positioned as shown by FIG. 2, the drain 14being forwardly positioned will drain off any urine in the pouch P sincethe pouch is inclined upwardly in the direction of the rear of the user.The plastic bag B is then placed in the pocket 41 with the male straps43 received by the openings 29 and the female snaps 42 engaging the malesnaps 43. The plastic bag B is thusly suspended to permit the bag tohang uprightand the easy ingress of urine therein and also prevent thecollapsing of the thin film plastic bag B.

Now,-when urine is passed by the user, it flows into the pouch P, flowsdownwardly along the bottom all 13, into the drain opening 14, throughdrain pipe 15, 18 and be discharged by the nozzle 24 into the fluttervalve 22 where it drips through into the plastic bag B. When the bag Bis to be replaced, the snaps 42, 43 are disengaged from each other andthe plastic bag B removed from the pocket 41. The O-ring 28 is thenrolled upwardly along the pipe 18 and'away from the inlet sheath 23.With the plastic bag B removed from the device 10, the plastic clip 21is removed to release the discharge tube 19. The plasticbag B is thendisposedof after the urine is evacuated from the plastic bag B throughthe outlet tube 19. An unused plastic bag B is then replaced in theurinal 10 by inserting the nozzle 24 into the inlet sheath 23 and theO-ring 28 rolled down to engage the sheath 23 against the shoulder 27.The function of the shoulder 27 is to determine the proper positioningof the nozzle 24 in the flutter valve 22 since the shoulders prevent theinsertion of the nozzle 24 beyond the position shown by FIGS. 6 and 7.If the nozzle 24 were inserted any deeper into the flutter valve 22, thelatter would interfere with the proper operation of the flutter valve 22and permit the flow of urine from the bag B back to the pipe 18'. Also,the shoulder 27 provides a stop for the O-ring and cooperates with thesheath 23 and O-ring to hold pipe 18' securely in place.

If a person using the urinal l wishes to lie down, she removes thestraps 28, 29 from the slide clip 33 and reverses the position of thepouch P to that shown by FIG. 3, the drain opening 14 now being disposedrearwardly of the user and the apron or other garment 40 will bepositioned so that the pocket 41 is under or to the rear of the user whois now lying down. The urine will flow by gravity from the pouch Pthrough pipes 15, 18 and into the plastic bag B.

I When it is desired to wash and sanitize the urinal 10, the latter iscompletely dismantled into its component parts. The straps 28, 29 areremoved from the S-clips 33 and the fittings can now be sanitized andwashed. A small diametered bristle brush twined in wire may be used inconjunction with detergent to cleanse and sanitize the discharge tubs15, 18 and the nozzle 24 and fittings 16, 17.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates is:

1. A body-worn urinal for women comprising a substantially elongatedpouch having a resilient cylindrical member extending circumferentiallyabout the open portion thereof with walls extending downwardly in adirection toward each other to a bottom wall, adjustable strap meanssecured at one end to the front and rear wall of said pouch and at theother end to a belt for securing said pouch in position at the groinswith said cylindrical member being in snug engagement with the softtissue of the groins, said pouch having a drain opening at one end ofsaid bottom wall, drain pipe means connected at one end to said drainopening, a nozzle secured at the other end of said drain pipe meanssubstantially remote from said one end, a plastic bag having an inlet, aflutter valve, mounted in said inlet, a plastic funnel-shaped sheathextending outwardly of said inlet, said nozzle received by said inlet,shoulder means mounted on said nozzle engaging said plastic bag at saidinlet, said sheath being wrapped around said nozzle at said shoulder andan O-ring mounted about said nozzle at said shoulder rendering saidconnection leakproof.

2. The structure as recited by claim 1 wherein said ad ustable strapmeans comprise a plurality of straps having a loop at one end andsecured to the front and rear of said pouch at the other end, an S-typeclip having a leg portion engaging each of said loops, an adjustablestrap engaging the other leg portion of said S-type clip and extendingto said belt.

3. The structure as recited by claim 1 wherein said disposable plasticbag consists of a pair of sheets of plastic material heat sealed alongtheir edge portions forming and enclosed chamber, an outlet openingpositioned at the upper side edge of said plastic bag, an outlet pipeconnected to said outlet opening, said outlet pipe being folded onitself and a clip slidably positioned on said folded outlet pipepreventing the discharge of liquid therethrough.

4. The structure as recited by claim 1 taken in combination with agarment adapted to be worn'by said female, a pocket in said garment andmeans mounted on said pocket and said garment and engaging said plasticbag for maintaining said plastic bag in an upright position.

1. A body-worn urinal for women comprising a substantially elongatedpouch having a resilient cylindrical member extending circumferentiallyabout the open portion thereof with walls extending downwardly in adirection toward each other to a bottom wall, adjustable strap meanssecured at one end to the front and rear wall of said pouch and at theother end to a belt for securing said pouch in position at the groinswith said cylindrical member being in snug engagement with the softtissue of the groins, said pouch having a drain opening at one end ofsaid bottom wall, drain pipe means connected at one end to said drainopening, a nozzle secured at the other end of said drain pipe meanssubstantially remote from said one end, a plastic bag having an inlet, aflutter valve, mounted in said inlet, a plastic funnel-shaped sheathextending outwardly of said inlet, said nozzle received by said inlet,shoulder means mounted on said nozzle engaging said plastic bag at saidinlet, said sheath being wrapped around said nozzle at said shoulder andan O-ring mounted about said nozzle at said shoulder rendering saidconnection leakproof.
 2. The structure as recited by claim 1 whereinsaid adjustable strap means comprise a plurality of straps having a loopat one end and secured to the front and rear of said pouch at the otherend, an S-type clip having a leg portion engaging each of said loops, anadjustable strap engaging the other leg portion of said S-type clip andextending to said belt.
 3. The structure as recited by claim 1 whereinsaid disposable plastic bag consists of a pair of sheets of plasticmaterial heat sealed along their edge portions forming and enclosedchamber, an outlet opening positioned at the upper side edge of saidplastic bag, an outlet pipe connected to said outlet opening, saidoutlet pipe being folded on itself and a clip slidably positioned onsaid folded outlet pipe preventing the discharge of liquid therethrough.4. The structure as recited by claim 1 taken in combination with agarment adapted to be worn by said female, a pocket in said garment andmeans mounted on said pocket and said garment and engaging said plasticbag for maintaining said plastic bag in an upright position.